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Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1856 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Albright College is a private college that offers a liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. Albright College is accredited by the Middle States Association, and offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, as well as a Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees in education. The college also offers accelerated degree programs.
With a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, Albright College enrolls some 1,650 undergraduates in traditional programs, some 500 students in accelerated degree programs in nine locations and 100 students in the master’s program in education.
Albright’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. By their senior year, about two-thirds of students have a dual, combined or interdisciplinary concentration. In 2007, students had more than 200 unique combinations of concentrations.
Albright College athletic teams compete in the MAC Commonwealth League.
Albright also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)'s University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN).
Albright offers liberal arts and pre-professional programs. The college emphasizes the ability of students to combine fields of learning to create individualized and interdisciplinary majors. Albright has focused on interdiciplinary learning for decades. It created the first undergraduate psychobiology program in the nation in the 1960s. The college also created the first undergraduate biochemistry program in the region.
The decades since have seen the creation of interdisciplinary programs such as child and family studies, environmental studies, optical physics (the only such program nationwide at a small college), and three Johnson Centers for Interdisciplinary Studies. In addition to 11 interdisciplinary areas of concentration such as psychobiology, biochemistry, crime & justice, and Latin American studies, students have the option of pairing any combination of concentrations.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 52% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation) Basketball (Commonwealth Conference) Baseball (Commonwealth Conference) Track (Commonwealth Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 25,232 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 800 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,852 | 33% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,839 | 39% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,938 | 92% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 8,606 | 92% | |
Any Aid: |
95% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 55% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 94% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 460 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 580, Math: 570 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
Does anybody attend Albright College?
What is your opinion of the school. What do you like/dislike about the school?
20 months ago
Best Answer
I'm currently a sophomore at this school. It has good teachers for the most part, as from what I've seen being a Bio/Pre-Med major. It is a very small school though with only about 1500 students, and I find it to be somewhat of a suitcase college. A significant # of people leave here over the weekend. Also there is not much to do here over the weekend and most of the time it is rather boring, which probably won't be the case if you go to a bigger school.
I'd say advantages of going here would be the teachers are for the most part very good and it is a small school so you have the potential to make close-knit friendships...but then again if you don't like a lot of the people you meet you are going to be rather lonely. It is a small school so don't expect there to be much to do over the weekend. Another advantage and probably the biggest reason why people choose this school is that it is pretty cheap to come here, this college offered me a lot of money and I only pay about 12000 a year to come here. Hope that helps.
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